On the one-year anniversary of 38-year-old Donald Giusti’s death, family and friends held a vigil at Kennedy Park.
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Kennedy Park pool is important
In a Sun Journal article (Dec. 19) about a recent Lewiston City Council meeting, the author paraphrased Mayor Shane Bouchard on the topic of the Kennedy Park swimming pool: “Mayor Shane Bouchard, head of the Public Works Committee, said he would just as soon fill in the pool.” If that is truly the mayor’s position, […]
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As it winds down for winter, Peace in the Park deemed a success
LEWISTON — In the coming weeks, the volunteer effort to ease tensions in Kennedy Park — which organizers and police say has made a positive impact — will wind down for the winter. Known as Peace in the Park, the program was started by Steve Wessler, a human rights advocate and educator, and Fatuma Hussein, […]
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Kennedy Park restoration to begin
LEWISTON — Kennedy Park will get new concrete sidewalks and paths this fall as part of a restoration project. According to a city announcement, work will begin Monday, Sept. 10, with construction expected to last until the beginning of November. The bid for the work was awarded to J. Pratt Construction for $339,000. The project […]
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Lunch Time in Kennedy Park
Alicia Webber of Lewiston writes in her journal during the Lunch Time event in Kennedy Park in Lewiston on Friday. People enjoyed music by the Montsweagers and eats by the Shut Up N’ Eat It food truck. Webber, 31, said she has been keeping a journal since she was 12 years old. “My mom died […]
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Volunteer team patrolling Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — There was a time not long ago when Karen Doucette didn’t feel altogether safe in the city’s downtown park. She might bring her 5-year-old grandson to Kennedy Park, but at the first sign of violence, she’d have to hustle him right out again. It left her wondering if there was any point in […]
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Racers pedal in Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Club Criterium
Steven Edwards, front, Ron Bourgoin and Eric Weinrich lead the pack in the over-50 men’s race Sunday as it loops around Kennedy Park in Lewiston during the the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Club Criterium. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bike racers zoomed down Park Street, looping around Kennedy Park, pushing up the hill on Spruce Street and then pedaling around the […]
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Kennedy Park site of Rotary Club bike race Sunday
LEWISTON — Professional bicyclists from around New England will be among those participating in the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Club Criterium in Kennedy Park starting at 9 a.m. Sunday. “Kennedy Park is a pretty natural spot to use for a criterium style race,” organizer John Grenier said. A criterium is a bike race consisting of multiple laps […]
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Cleaning up Kennedy Park
Salma Roble, 8, left, helps pick up trash in Kennedy Park during an impromptu cleanup Monday night. Jerimiah Bernard, 11, center, and Terry Powell met up with several members of the community and encouraged people enjoying the park to pitch in by picking up litter. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Community safety volunteers to patrol Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — As the investigation into the beating death of Donald Guisti continues after more than a month of few answers, local organizations, with help from the city, are spearheading a project to put trained community safety volunteers in Kennedy Park. The project, known as “Peace in the Park,” is the latest in a series […]